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Debbie Abrahams MP Articles

Time for a change in public perception of disabled people

This year’s United Nations International Day of People with Disabilities is about inclusion, access and empowerment for people of all abilities. And, 20 years on from the Disability Discrimination Act, I believe that it is crucial that we reflect on what changes and...

An assault on our universal human rights

The High Court judgement on the hacking of eight high-profile actors and celebrities' phones is making history as the publisher of the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror has been ordered to pay compensation many times more than previous awards where the right for private...

Late payments – an ethical issue

Late payments to micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises are a key issue. SMEs report that they are the most important issue after access to finance as they don’t have the cash flow buffers of larger businesses. Data from BACS shows that in 2012 over £36.4bn was...

Winning the argument

—The recent headline in a national daily newspaper (I will leave you to guess which one) was: ‘Revealed: how much you pay towards the benefit bill.’ The article then presented analysis of what people’s taxes are currently spent on. This presentation, however, focused...